Sofia: Guided City Tour with Food Tasting
ID: GYG316642-559097
Category:
Country: Bulgaria
Duration:
03:00 hours
Description
Take the opportunity to discover the rich history of the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. Throughout your experience, you will also try some of the most popular traditional local food and drinks.
Your tour starts at 12:30PM from the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. From there, your guide will take you around all of the interesting sites in the center of Sofia. You will visit sites such as the Cathedral, the Basilica, the Presidency, the Rotunda, the Roman heritage, and more. They will also tell you about the history of the sites, as well as about the overall history of Sofia and Bulgaria.
While you enjoy the sightseeing tour, your guide will also take you to some "hidden" places, which you would have difficulty finding on your own. In these places you will have the chance to try some of the most famous Bulgarian drinks and foods such as ayran: a salty yogurt drink, banithsa: pastry with white cheese, shopksa salad: a traditional Bulgarian salad with tomatoes and cucumbers, local meze, home-style bread, local beer, and some sweets.
Overall there are 3 stops for such food tastings, and generally the food is enough to get you satisfied. The tour eventually ends between 3:30PM-4:00PM next to the covered market, near the Serdica metro station in the city center.
Highlights
- Discover the heritage of Sofia and its old buildings with a guided tour
- Visit the most important cultural and historical places
- Learn more about the typical local foods and drinks
- Sample delicious local cuisines
- Try local drinks such as ayran and beer
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
The meeting point is in front of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
